Maple, Black Bean Sweet Potatoes With Sesame Broccoli And Zucchini Noodles

• Sweet Potatoes
• 4 small (or 2 large) sweet potatoes peeled, sliced 1/2" thick
• 1 large shallot, minced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 tablespoons fermented black beans, rinsed, chopped
• 2 tablespoons grated ginger (I keep it frozen and use a microplane)
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 lapsang souchong teabag
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• cilantro for garnish
• 2 zucchinis, sliced into noodles, salted, rinsed, patted dry
• Broccoli
• 1 head broccoli, cut into large florets
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 1/2 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon brown rice vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon chili garlic sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• oil (light olive or walnut)

1. Brown the sweet potatoes in some oil and remove them to a bowl. Sautee in the same pan the shallot, garlic, black beans, ginger and zest until very aromatic.
2. Steep the tea in 1 cup boiling water for 5 minutes. Remove teabag and stir in soy, 2 T syrup and sherry. Simmer 5 minutes and add back the sweet potatoes. Cook over high heat until sauce is reduced to a glaze.
3. Meanwhile, cook broccoli florets in some oil over very high heat until charred in places. Add a splash of water, lower the heat and cover to steam until crisp tender.
4. For the sesame vinaigrette, toast 2 T sesame seeds in a dry pan for just a couple minutes until fragrant. Grind with a mortar and pestle and add remaining 1/2 T maple syrup, brown rice vinegar, chili garlic sauce and toasted sesame oil. Whisk together while adding a thin stream of oil until emulsified (about 1/4 c).
5. To serve, place a pile of zucchini on the plate and top with sweet potatoes. Drizzle vinaigrette over broccoli. Top with a sprinkle of cilantro.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/16675-maple-black-bean-sweet-potatoes-with-sesame-broccoli-and-zucchini-noodles (may not work)